News and Updates
The American Public Transportation Foundation is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
Posted April 2017
In furthering their mission to increase and retain the number of individuals choosing the transit field as a career, the American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) will award a minimum of twenty scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 each, to college students or transit professionals who are interested in pursuing or advancing in a career in the public transportation industry.
Read more...Center Deputy Director, Xinge Wang, to Present for the Transportation Research Board
Posted April 2017
The Transportation Research Board will conduct a webinar on Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET about training and career development strategies that help build and sustain a highly effective maintenance and operations workforce in surface transportation.
Read more...Center Delivers Train-the-Trainer Course to Denver RTD and Mile High Youth Corps
Posted April 2017
On March 20-24, Center assoc iate Yvonne Syphax delivered the Center-developed Train-the-Trainer course to current and future maintenance trainers from Denver RTD and a n instructor from Denver’s Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC).
Read more...COMTO’s National Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applicants
Posted March 2017
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) awards close to $100,000 annually in national scholarships to minority graduate and undergraduate students pursuing careers in the transportation industry.
Read more...Rail Car Consortium Courseware Well Received in MBTA Pilot Classes
Posted March 2017
From January to March 2017, MBTA piloted four courses developed by the National Rail Car Training Consortium.
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